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Walker Machinery Does It Again

Posted by Denny, on March 13th, 2008

For some reason, anybody high up in the food chain at Walker Machinery voicing their ridiculous opinions on mountaintop removal can bring the rant right out of me.

I’ve said it in the past, I’m all for one’s own opinion. The difference here is the opinions of Walker Machinery are motivated strictly by the bottom [...]

Animal Migration & Mountaintop Removal

Posted by Denny, on February 26th, 2008

I hear it all the time – I’ve never seen so many deer and bear in this area.

I wonder what those same people thought would happen when you destroy thousands of acres of natural wildlife habitat. When bears come out of the mountains to eat out of garbage cans and dumpsters then there is [...]

A Hiker’s View

Posted by Denny, on February 24th, 2008

One thing a reader to my blog needs to keep in mind when I talk about mountaintop removal I’m looking at it not only as a resident of the coal fields but also as an avid hiker. This blog is entitled The BackWoods Drifter because I love to hike West Virginia’s backwoods. Being as that [...]

Marsh Fork Elementary

Posted by Denny, on February 23rd, 2008

I’ve done a marginal amount of talking concerning the Marsh Fork school. The school is highly controversial. It is actually controversial in a couple of different aspects.

The first being it’s vicinity to a coal silo and prep plant. The plant generates a lot of airborne coal dust and they actually spray chemicals on the [...]

Second Wind

Posted by Denny, on February 21st, 2008

These last few days I really haven’t been in the blogosphere very much or even on this blog for that matter. I had to step back and refocus on the task of spreading the word about mountaintop removal. My posts went from informative to borderline ridiculous.

Ask anybody that knows me and they will tell [...]